Billy Grisso v. Kenneth Apfel

Billy Grisso appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, dismissing his mandamus action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. For reversal, Grisso argues that the district court had jurisdiction to decide his constitutional claim and to rule on his mandamus petition. Four Missouri prisoners have moved for leave to file a Fed.R.App.P. 28(j) letter as interve-nors; we deny their motion. For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

From 1983 to 1994, while Grisso was an Arkansas and Missouri prisoner, his…